Travelling to Sweden ? You will be able to see
Say It Out Loud! a monument by Melissa
Henderson, 2015, 6 m x 0.35 m, steel, paint, gravel, grass
Say It Out Loud!
by Melissa Henderson
Open ART 2015
Open ART 2015
Örebro, Sweden
14 June - 6 September
14 June - 6 September
Say It Out Loud! is a monument for the open society, the
multiplicity of voices, the power and importance of words and art for
democracy. 5 enlargements of pens are erected at Olof Palme's square outside
the city library in Örebro, Sweden. The square is an architectural in-between
space between buildings and people and the first forms of democracy used it as
a meeting place. In numerous squares around the world are monuments of power,
kings and warlords. Instead of representing power Say It Out Loud! are pillars
of the shared. Perhaps one can claim that how rich and free the art and
cultural life of a country is, is a measurement of how healthy and civilized it
is. Lately in Sweden, threats have been made towards individuals who have
expressed themselves publicly and this reminds us of how fragile the democratic
structure is. It is through continued defence of the ideals of an open society
we can protect democracy. It should not be dangerous to make one's voice heard,
to investigate our complex world, question ethics and ideals, express that
which makes us similar and different, so Say It Out Loud!
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